Allied Telesis AT-FS708 - Manual (Page 20)

Chapter 1: Product Description
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Cascade
Topology
Figure 4 illustrates the cascade topology where Port 1 on the AT-FS708
switch is connected to Port 8 on the AT-FS716E switch. Since Port 1 is
wired as auto MDI/MDI-X, a crossover or straight-through Category 5 or
better twisted pair cable can be used.
Figure 4. Cascade Topology
Note
Cascading switches, as shown in Figure 4, can result in data loss
between switches if the data rate exceeds 100 Mbps. Symptoms
may include inability of certain workstations to “Log-On” to a server
or unusually slow data transfer rates between workstations or
servers.
AT-FS708
8 Port 10/100 Mbps Fast Ethernet Switch
POWER
LINK/ACT
100M
FDX
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1 2 3 4 6 7 8 5
997
10 Mbps
100 Mbps
AT-FS708
AT-FS716E
Workstations
Server Workstations